Collapsible rocking chair



Jan- 19, 9 2 s. WENZ ET AL 1,842,338

COLLAPS IBLE ROCKING CHAIR Filed Dec. 1, 1930 2 Sheets Sheet 1 Jan. 19, 1932.

S. WENZ ET, AL

COLLAPSIBLE ROCKING CHAIR Filed Dec. 1, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 19, 1932 U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- BTANLEY' WENZ AND MICHAEL- BACZYNSKI, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOBS, BY

DIRECT AND HESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-HALF fI'O SAID BAGZYNSKI AND ONI- HALF '10 JOSEPH KUTA, CHIGAGO, ILLINOIS conmsmm aocxme 0mm Application med December 1, 1980. Serial 110. 498,141.

This invention relates to a collapsible chair, and more particularly to collapsible rocking chairs, which when in inoperative position maybe stored away and occupy a fortably sup orted.

Another 0 ject is to provide a collapsible rocking chair having an auxiliary member adapted to convert the rocker into an easy- A chair, said auxiliary member being adapted to be folded together so as to occupy a minimum amount of. space when not in use or stored away.

Other objects-will appear in the course of the following specification and claims, and

in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a sideelevational view of myimproved collapsible chair, having parts broken awayand shown in section.

Figure 2 is a cross section of the same taken on the line 2'-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 isa sectional detail taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional detail taken on the I line 4-4 of Figure 2.

" lapsible chair,

Figure 5 is a longitudinal view of my colhaving an auxiliary member arranged thereon ,to convert the same into an easy chair, with the backrest of the rocker removed.

Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of theauxiliary member with its back brace locked in inoperative position.

Figure 7 is a detail of the back supporting bracket, and

Figure 8 is a section taken on the line 8-8 of Figure 7.

Referring now to Figures 1 to 4' inclusive,

" 1 and-2 are side frames formed in the present instance elliptical in shape and fastenedtogether as at 3. Attached to the bottom and lower front portions of the side frames 1 and 2 as at 4 and 5 are rocking-members 6; The rocking members 6 are curved upwardly as at 7 and inwardly as at 8 and downwardly as at 9 and attached to the upper rear portion of the side frames 1 and 2 as at 10, to form han dles 11. Supported between the upper and lower portions of the side frames 1 and 2 are uide bars 12. having grooves 13 formed t erein. grooves 13 is a seat supporting member 14. The seat supporting member 14 comprises; in the present instance, supportin bars 15, hav- Slidably arranged within the ing'attheir ends pins 16 whic are adapted to move within the grooves 13. 1

Attached to the supporting bars 15 by the U shaped brackets 17 as at 18 are X shaped frames 19 whichare pivotally connected as at 20, whereby the legs 21 of the frames 19 may be moved relative to each other when the chair is collapsed, or opened to operative position.

Arranged upon the seat supporting member 14 is a seat 22 formed of canvas or the like and having removable rods 23 carried by the loops 24 formed at the outer ends of the seat 22. The rods 23 extend beyond the width of the seat 22 and engage the outer faces 25 of the bars 12, whereby to limit the movement of the side frames 1 and 2 away from each other when the seat 22 is taut.

Removably connected to the side frames 1 and 2 is a back. rest 26. The back rest 26 comprises a sheet of material made of canvas or the like, having its ends looped around reinforcing rods 27, and clampedbetween reinforcing plates 28 and 29 by the screws 30.

The reinforcing plates 29 have perforated ears 31, projecting at right angles therefrom for pivotally supporting a spring locked hook member 32 for detachably connecting the back rest 26 to the pins 33 carried by the side frames 1 and 2.

In Fi ure 5 is shown our rocking chair converte into an easy chair whereby the back seat and legs of a person may be comfortably supported.

The rocking chair is converted into an easy chair by the addition of an auxiliary member 34. y

The auxiliary member 34 comprises an auxiliary seat adapted to rest upon the seat 22', and has hingedly connected thereto ally connected as at 41 to one end of the arms- 42, the other end of the arms 42 being pivotally connected to the frame 37, as at 43, whereby the hinged structure formed by the arms and 42 will be such as to limit the outward movement of the brace 39 when in operative position.

Hingedly connected to the lower front end of the seat 35 as at 44 is aleg supporting frame 45. r

Attached as at 46 is a covering 47 which may be made of canvas or the like, for the frames 37, 45, and 35. The covering 47 extends beyond the frame as at 47 and has attached to its ends e elets 49 which are adapted to be slipped over pins 50 carried by the side frames 1 and 2', whereby to support the frame 45 in a horizontal position.

Attached to the side frames 1 and 2 are the brackets 51, which are pivotally connected thereto as at 52, for limiting the back supporting frame 37 in an upright or reclining position. The brackets 51 are limited in their downward movement by the pins 51' carried by the frames 1' and 2'. When not in use the brackets 51 are moved to inoperative position as shown in dotted lines in Figure 7, and held in this position by the spring 53 arranged between the bracket 51 and the head of a pin 54.

Attached to frame 37 as at 55 are eyes 56 adapted to be engaged by the hook members 57 carried by the side frames 1 and 2' whereby to lock the frame 37 in an upright or reclining position.

When not in use the brace 39 is swung back as shown in Figure 6' and locked in closed position by the pivotal lock bar 58.

When it is desired to use this device as an ordinary chair, the brace 39 is swung back and locked by the bar 58, the extension 47 unlocked from the pins 50 and tucked between the cross bar 60 and the covering portion 61,

the frame 45 swung down and the frame 37 swung up to the dotted line position as shown in Figure 5. When not-in use the auxiliary member is folded together and stored away, the frame 37 being folded forwardly upon the frame 35, and the frame 45 being folded rearwardly against the bottom of the frame 35.

When it is desired to collapse the rocking chair the upper side bars 15 of the seat supporting member 14 are grasped by the hands and moved toward each other, thereby moving the side frames 1 and 2 toward each other. It is to be understood that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Claims:

1. In a collapsible chair, a pair of side frames, guide bars carried by the side frames, a seat supporting frame carried by the guide bars, and means arranged between said guide bars and said seat supporting frame whereby said side frames may be moved toward and away from each other, a back rest carried by said side frames, and a flexible seat carried by said seat supporting frame, an auxiliary member including a seat, back and leg supporting frames hingedly carried by said seat, said seat adapted to be supported by said first named seat, sup orting brackets for said back frame, carried y said side frames, a covering for said back, seat, and leg supporting frames, said covering having an extension adapted to be attached to pins carried by-said side frames, whereby to support said leg sup orting frame in a horizontal position, and a ack supporting brace hingedly carried by said back supporting frame. 2. In a collapsible chair, a pair of side frames, guide bars carried by the side frames, 5 seat supporting frame carried by the guide bars, and means arranged between said guide bars and said seat supporting frame whereby said side frames may be moved toward and away from each other, a back rest carried by said side frames, and a flexible seat carried by said seat supporting frame, an auxiliary mem ber including a seat, back and leg supporting frames hingedly carried by said seat, said seat adapted to be supported by said first named seat, supporting brackets for said back frame, carried by said side frames, a covering for said back seat, and leg supporting frames, said covering having an extension adapted to be attached to pins carried by said side frames, whereby to support said leg sup orting frame in ahorizontal position, and a back supporting brace hingedly carried by said back supporting frame, a pivoted lock bar carried by one of said side frames, adapted to lock said brace in inoperative position, said back supporting frame adapted to be folded upon said second named seat supporting frame, and said leg supporting frame adapted to be folded upon the under side of said second named seat supporting frame when said auxiliary member is in inoperative position, whereby the same may occupy a minimum amount of space when not in use.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 29th day of October, A. D

STANLEY WENZ.

MICHAEL BACZYNSKT. 

